Oil burner



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UNITED STATES PATENT-orner..

PARKE 'ARTER, OF WICHITA, KANSAS.

OIL BURNER.

Application filed April 7,

4 the following is a specification.

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My invention relates to oil burners. adapted to burning that can be generated into gas.

The object of my invention is to' provide a burner that will store a quantity of oil in close proximity and centrally disposed to the flames, and another object of my invention is to provide a burner having free circula-v tion of air to mix with the gas directly, and also an air supply introduced beneath the exit of the flame, and this supply of air functions to intensify a draft, causing the flames to flow freely from the bowl.

Referrinr to the drawings, Fig. 1 is an elevation of the burner, part in section, taken on line A, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig 2 is a top view of the burner, parts removed for convenience of illustration.

1 is a bowl functioning as a container for the burner, and generator, and also as a catch basin for the `overflow of oil and as container for a small quantity of oil, as heating and generating purposes when the burner is first lighted; the said bowl has an annular flange 2, concentric to the bowl, said Hangs extends upward forming a basin to catch the Surplus oil as heretofore described, and in said basin is a stud 3 having a hole drilled as shown by dotted lines.

ll`he pipe fl is screwed into the hole function-L ing as an overdow lead, the said pipe may be connected with a receptacle, or other means of disposing of the surplus oil, or

.may be connected with' an automatic cut off,

neither of which are shown in the drawings. lll`he said Harige 2 extending upward as heretofore described, functions as a bearing for the legs 5, said legs are of sufficient length to provide ample opening between the top edge of said flange and vaporizing plate 6; said bowl is of sufficient depth that the Haring top extended above the deector plate 7 of the burner as shown at B, the object of which is to house the said crown plate in a well heated chamber, and the said bowl being flared, tends to throw the flame outward'while the burner is in action. 8 is an air inlet tube havinga shoulder threaded quality of oil that 1924. Serial No. 704,786.

as at 9, and the second shoulder as at 10 for the purpose hereinafter described, the said tube is flaring at the lower end as shown at C, to accommodate for-free entering of air, said shell extending upward functions as air conveying means for a thorough mixing of the air and oil vapor, which takes place in a mixing chamber 11.

12 is a sleeve being threaded at one en to engage with threaded shoulder 9 in such a way as to render the joint oil tight, on the opposite end of said sleeve threads are provided to receive the vaporizing plate 6, which is screwed to proper depth so that the end of said sleeve is slightly above the top surface of base plate as shown at D; 13 is an annular cavity between the walls of the wall and sleeve functioning as a reservoir. 14;' is a supply pipe entering said reservoir Vas shown at a convenient place in said pipe is a valve 15 functioning as a stop or means for controlling the flow of oil, said pipe 14 is adapted to connect with fuel oil tank, the tank is not shown in the drawings.

' The delector plate 7 being made of metal,

is constructed as shown in section in Fig. 1, the same being conical in shape, and protruding downward as at E, so the apex is below the level of the top of tube 8, by which `lneans, the flow of air is distributed equally to the periphery of the burner. 16 is one of a plurality of legs being integral with the deflector plate, and functions as separating means, forming an aperture 17 at the periphery of said vaporizing and delector plate.

To operate my burner, l place the bowl on a foundation provided in the lire pot of furnace with the shell protruding downward as shown in Fig. 1, connecting a supply pipe as heretofore described, said pipe connecting with a fuel oil tank which is placed atl a convenient place, then l turn on the oil which fills the reservoir allowing it to overdow, lling a cavity in plate 6 as shown at F, and from thence overdowing through the aperture, running into the basin of the bowl where it may be lighted for generating purpose, the vaporizing plate being heated will cause accumulated cil in the annular depression F, to be preheated, and while passing from thence over the vaporizing plate. 'lhe vapor will mix with the air in chamber 11, and by action of the current through the shell and the gas will pass through the aperture where it will ignite, throwing a large volume of flames from the bowl it will be understood that the base and crown plate being heated during the action of the burner, the oil in the reservoir will be preheated, causing the generating of the oil Vinto gas, by reason of a quantity of the heated element.

Such modifications may be made as lies within the scope of the appended claims, and `what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a burner of the class described, a bowl having a central opening, a flange surrounding said opening and extending above the 15 bottom of said bowl, a vaporizing plate sup PARKE CARTER. 

